Handbook of Bioterrorism and Disaster Medicine

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This is an essential portable handbook on bioterrorism and disaster medicine. Its practical and comprehensive text features chapters pertinent to bioterrorism, infectious disease, microbiology, virology, public health, epidemiology, and disaster medicine. It will serve as a practical guide for situation-specific disasters; recognize what injuries or illnesses to expect; provide proactive guidelines to define specific diseases; and give a guide of appropriate personnel protective equipment during these large-scale emergencies. It is an essential companion to those either interested or currently working in any of the aforementioned fields.Robert Antosia, John D. Cahill ... Local disease reporting laws should be
consulted before the establishment of a syndromic surveillance system. ... Health
and Mental Hygiene has operated a syndromic surveillance system using ED
visit data supplied in an electronic format. All ED visits from 40 hospitals in the
city are logged for date and time of visit, age, sex, home zip code, and free-text
chief complaint.

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Handbook of Bioterrorism and Disaster Medicine

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Robert Antosia, John D. Cahill

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Springer Science & Business Media - 2006-12-22

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